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Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRETORIA1662
2008-07-29 14:45:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Pretoria
Cable title:  

UNMEE DEMARCHE: SOUTH AFRICA PLEASED WITH UNSC

Tags:   PREL  UNSC  KPKO  BPTS  ET  ER  SF 
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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSA #1662 2111445
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 291445Z JUL 08 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5253
INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 2220
RUEHAE/AMEMBASSY ASMARA 0353
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0563
C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 001662

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/PSC (T. KHAMBATTA)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/28/2018
TAGS: PREL UNSC KPKO BPTS ET ER SF
SUBJECT: UNMEE DEMARCHE: SOUTH AFRICA PLEASED WITH UNSC
COMPROMISE

REF: STATE 79539

Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond L. Brown. Reason
s 1.4(b) and (d).

(C) In response to reftel demarche, Ms. Ncumisa Notutela,
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director: United Nations
(Political), said on July 29 that the South African
Government (SAG) generally agreed with the USG thinking on
the UNMEE. The South African Mission to the UN had informed
Notutela late July 28 that the UNSC members had reached
agreement on the draft resolution proposed by Belgium.
Notutela said the SAG was pleased, noting that the
disagreements appeared to them to be largely semantic, not
substantive. Expressing appreciation for the early USG
consultation on the UNMEE issue, Notutela hoped that the SAG
and USG could continue to work together on peace initiatives
in the Horn of Africa.
BOST